A measurement stand for holding a measuring device (26), in particular a measuring arrangement (26) for measuring the thickness of thin layers, said measurement stand comprising a housing (18) in which a cam follower (23) is guided such that it can be moved up and down and the measuring device (26) is arranged at that end of said housing (18) that faces the measuring object (14), wherein a drive unit (29) with an electric drive (28) drives the lifting movement of the cam follower (23), wherein said drive unit (29) initiates in the down movement at least one first movement phase with a rapid motion and at least one further movement phase of the cam follower (23) with a creep motion until the measuring device (26) touches down on the measuring object (14).